# SILVER BOW WATER, INC. & BUTTE, CITY AND COUNTY OF
> **Judicial** · FY1992 · — · —
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `49180`
- **Case Number:** 08-1992-0194
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** —
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- SILVER BOW WATER, INC. & BUTTE, CITY/CO. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

06/23/92:  ON 05/15/92, THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT, DISTRICT OF MONTANA, ENTERED A CONSENT DECREE SETTING DEFENDANTS BUTTE SILVER BOW WATER AND THE CITY-COUNTY OF BUTTE, SILVER BOW ON A SCHEDULE TO CONSTRUCT FILTRATION FACILITIES AND TAKE OTHER MEASURES TO BRING THE BUTTE, MONTANA PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS.                                     ON 12/20/91, EPA FILED A CIVIL ACTION AGAINST BUTTE WATER COMPANY (FORMER SYSTEM OWNER) TO OBTAIN A CIVIL PENALTY FOR  VIOLATIONS OF THE NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER            REGULATIONS, INCLUDING MCL FOR TURBIDITY AND THE SURFACE WATER FILTRATION REQUIREMENTS.  THE SYSTEM, WHICH SUPPLIES DRINKING WATER TO APPROXIMATELY 30,000 RESIDENTS, HAS BEEN   IN NEARLY CONTINUOUS VIOLATION AND MONITORING VIOLATIONS. ON 12/31/91, BWC TRANSFERRED ITS WATER SYSTEM TO SILVER BOW  WATER, INC. UNDER AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY AND COUNTY OF   BUTTE SILVER BOW, THE CITY-COUNTY GOVERNMENT WOULD OPERATE THE SYSTEM FOR SILVER BOW WATER, INC.   AS A RESULT OF THE SETTLEMENT, THE DEFENDANTS WILL BE SUBJECT TO A SCHEDULE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF FILTRATION FACILITIES FOR TWO SURFACE WATER SOURCES AND IMPLEMENTATION  OF OPERATIONAL CONTROLS ON A THIRD.  CONSTRUCTION OF THE     FACILITIES AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS AND STATE REGULATIONS MUST BE ACHIEVED ON  OR BEFORE 12/31/94.  STIPULATED PENALTIES WILL BE IMPOSED FOR FAILURE TO MEET DEADLINES.

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